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[mtc1966]

anyone ready to order some fish from liveaqauria . they have the hard to find catalina goby i want but just not worth 35$ shipping . so if i could jump on someones order or vise versa that would be great.

[mtc1966]

i should add if the order comes to my house i am home during the day to accept packages.

[laxb0rder]

If you do a fish order I may be interested.

[mtc1966]

If you do a fish order I may be interested.

thats what i am shooting for here.
did you have anything in mind?

[SueAndHerZoo]

anyone ready to order some fish from liveaqauria . they have the hard to find catalina goby i want but just not worth 35$ shipping . so if i could jump on someones order or vise versa that would be great.

I might be..... lemme go look.
I assume you'll be placing order Monday for Tuesday delivery?
Sue

[SueAndHerZoo]

Hey Mike.
There's a few items I wouldn't mind getting..... PM me your e-mail address and I'll send you the info (name, item number, price, etc.)

Sue

[Krazy_Karl]

Coral too?

[mtc1966]

Coral too?

sure

[shecter]

Not sure if I missed a post. Just wondering when you were planning on placing the order?

[mtc1966]

was hoping for Monday if we can get people on board . i think Sue wants in if you join that will really help bring dow shipping and havent heard from Krazykarl sounds like he wants coral . so that would be a 4 way split on shipping.

[Collinrb]

I may be pm'ing you if I can make a freaking decision haha

[mtc1966]

I may be pm'ing you if I can make a freaking decision haha

the more the merrier :bounce1:

[mtc1966]

if we get all five of use looks like shipping would be 7$ each woo hoo

[shecter]

Is there a person that lives any closer willing to take the shipment? It would cost me shipping costs to drive to middle town and back lol. If not its not an issue just figured id ask :-)

[Collinrb]

Diver's den something I can pick from?

[mtc1966]

shecter not sure . but i am home during the week and able to sign for packages .
anyone interested this would be my 3rd group type by in as many months . So no need to be Leary .

[shecter]

Definitely not a question of character mtc it was definitely not ment that way. I just live an hour and a half away with a 3 year old lol. So a long trip like that isn't really workable for me. I have to find a sitter to go to pc lol. But thankyou anyway maybe sometime in the future.

[albano]

they have the hard to find catalina goby
do you have a 'cool water' tank?....they don't survive long in 'normal/average' reef tank temps

[mtc1966]

Diver's den something I can pick from?

dont see why not

[mtc1966]

do you have a 'cool water' tank?....they don't survive long in 'normal/average' reef tank temps

yes

[mtc1966]

Definitely not a question of character mtc it was definitely not ment that way. I just live an hour and a half away with a 3 year old lol. So a long trip like that isn't really workable for me. I have to find a sitter to go to pc lol. But thankyou anyway maybe sometime in the future.

wasnt in response to you was just putting it out there if anyone wason the fence

[albano]

yes
:thumbsup:

[zach jay]

If there's enough people to cut shipping down, I might be interested. When will you be placing the order?

[mtc1966]

If there's enough people to cut shipping down, I might be interested. When will you be placing the order?

monday is what i am shooting for

[Marc11]

I might be in on some fish, let me take a look

[mtc1966]

lots of interest but no commitments yet

[Markh65]

Im sure I can find something, I live up by Bradly and can pick up other peoples stuff if they are up my way.

[mtc1966]

Im sure I can find something, I live up by Bradly and can pick up other peoples stuff if they are up my way.

if we can get 1 more to commit then it would be worth it for me .

[SueAndHerZoo]

if we can get 1 more to commit then it would be worth it for me .

I'm definitely in, Mike..... I've got three items on my list (it's so nice to be able to place a small order - usually I spend a fortune just to get the free shipping from places!) but I am holding off on sending you the order and payment until Sunday night because I want the luxury of changing my mind a few times and being able to add or delete items. :)
Sue

[mtc1966]

okay looks like Mark Sue And I anyone else lets get this shipping low.

[gmate]

I'm in if it's free or nearly free shipping...I would be available to pickup probably on Wednesday 6/6 if that would be good. If you place order monday it should be here Weds, right? I've been eyeballing LiveAquaria quite frequently.

[mtc1966]

I'm in if it's free or nearly free shipping...I would be available to pickup probably on Wednesday 6/6 if that would be good. If you place order monday it should be here Weds, right?

order would be here Tuesday overnight for fish. shipping is 35$ Divided by the number of buyers.

[mtc1966]

unless order adds up to 225 then its free

[mtc1966]

mark65 are you in Sue is a definite but i really need 1 more to do this dont think it will be worth it for me with just two people i only need 1 fish.

[Markh65]

Yes I'm in, I will be good for about $100. I will give a list tomorrow, still looking.

[SueAndHerZoo]

I'm on the site right now, too, checking to see if any of the stuff that was out of stock may have come back in yet. I'm still a definite. :)
Sue

[Collinrb]

I'm also in now. Still keeping my fingers crossed that a couple things may come back in stock, but not too hopeful cause of the weekend. But I def need at least something

[Sandia97]

I'm definitely in

[gmate]

Ok Tuesday night, I should be able to do that. I am off on work after 2pm on Tuesday. When do you want to know what my order will consist of? I need to do some shopping on LA.

[mtc1966]

fantastic with four of us shipping should be 8.75 each as long as there is no boxing fee that i didnt see. I have a car started will add to it as people inform me what they want and of course paypal me . i just ask this is done as a gift so i dont have to pay fees . thanks everyone. so happy this was able to come together so last minute.
edit looks like 5 now 7$ shipping

[mtc1966]

just paypal me the cost of what you order the final shipping will be divided up after order is complete in case of last minute joiners.

[mtc1966]

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[mtc1966]

so it looks like if you order from the divers den section it ships from a different location. they will combine but it another 14.99 unless we reach 225. so be aware if you are ordering from divers den and you are the only one doing so it may cost you a extra 15 unless someone else also orders from divers den then you will split the extra cost with them.

[gmate]

PM'ing you.

[gmate]

Well my order is 6 fish totally 75 dollars so far so maybe we can hit free shipping? lol

[mtc1966]

looks like a couple of big spenders will be getting us to the free shipping mark.

[gmate]

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+31+155&pcatid=155 x1
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+31+159&pcatid=159 x3
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+31+181&pcatid=181 x1
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+31+176&pcatid=176 x1
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+23+2229&pcatid=2229 x1

13.99 x1 High fin Goby
26.99 x1 catalina
14.97 x3 Green Clown Goby
19.99 x1 hector's goby
21.99 x1 Tail Spot Blenny

TOTAL IS 97.93

Paypal'd now. Figured I'd post what I got so I could remember.

[mtc1966]

Thanks Glenn payment received .

[gmate]

No thank you Mike, I've been eyeballing Live Aquaria for a few months. Group buys give me some sense of security. I know if something is DOA (even though LA has great customer service regardless) they will definitely support a larger order / group buy to defend their reputation. Plus free shipping who can complain.

[laxb0rder]

Hi Mike I am defiantly in for this as well i will send you a pm once i know exactly what i want. And im setting the skimmer up now. Thanks

[JustinBT]

Sending PM shortly

[gmate]

This order is gonna be huge o.O

[Collinrb]

gmate, here's an upclose pic of a tail spot blenny I got from LA. You will not be dissapointed with the little guy

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z480/collinsreef/2012-05-16_10-26-27_726.jpg?t=1337189545

looks like he's got makeup on

[mtc1966]

Sandia97 paid

[mtc1966]

when sending me your order info can you also please include links to each item as it makes it easy for me to order and insure i order correctly. this is just for anyone else joining those who have paid have done this.

[mtc1966]

justinbt on board and paid.

[SueAndHerZoo]

looks like a couple of big spenders will be getting us to the free shipping mark.

Hey, what can I say..... us reefers are a generous bunch and always looking to help out in any way we can. ;)

I just e-mailed you my order for $166 but I'm still confused as to whether or not there will be any extra shipping charge. I'm sure we're well over the $225 but not sure if that negates the extra $15 from the Wisconsin facility.

Did anyone else order from Diver's Den? If not, I may cancel that part of my order.
Sue

[gmate]

Collin, I had my 55 for 7 months and I only had 2 clowns and a snowflake. Most boring tank ever, lol. So this time with my 30 I'm going to do a ton of smaller fish (gobies and blennys) to try and keep it moving and interesting. Thanks for sharing the pic, I'm sure I'll be happy :D

[gmate]

And out of curiosity, what's the total at now Mike?

[mtc1966]

214.87 paid so far as soon as Sue and Colin pay we will be far over the free shipping mark . Sue the way i read it shipping will be free but if not i will delete the item in ? and refund you that amount. going back over posts Marc65 should also be sending me a list today we will be way over 225

[Collinrb]

I just have to take a trip to the bank to deposit some cash. Will be sending payment sometime around noon once i get in to work

[mtc1966]

cool .
Mark check pm i need a copy of your order again sorry.

[laxb0rder]

I have a new 29g tank with no fish yet just snails, do you think it would be okay if I were to get:
2 small clown fish http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+27+755&pcatid=755
1 Yellow Clown Goby http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+31+1441&pcatid=1441
and 1 Green Clown Goby http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+31+159&pcatid=159
and add them all together now? Or do you think this will be to much to start with i want to take my tank slow but i dont know when the next time il have an opportunity to order like this will be. And other then these guys i would like to add a 6 line wrasse in the future.

[mtc1966]

this is just my opinion . the two gobys are very small not much bio load so i think you will be okay . lets see what others think.

[mtc1966]

fyi Marc65 lives out by MA and has offered to pick up orders if you need him too .

[mtc1966]

Marc65 paid new total 315$ free shipping for all

[mtc1966]

this is by far the biggest order i have ever done . Crazy just so i can get 1 fish. i wish they had dragon face pipes in stock then i could get 2 l.o.l.

[SueAndHerZoo]

this is by far the biggest order i have ever done . Crazy just so i can get 1 fish. i wish they had dragon face pipes in stock then i could get 2 l.o.l.

Starting to regret you ever started this? It definitely requires a lot of coordinating and organization and then the hassle of making sure everyone gets notified, everything gets picked up in a timely fashion, etc. Not sure I'd have the patience for it so thank you for doing this.

Payment sent, and if the one item from Diver's Den causes any frustration or hassle, just delete it.
Sue

[mtc1966]

collinrd paid total 328.00

[mtc1966]

Starting to regret you ever started this? It definitely requires a lot of coordinating and organization and then the hassle of making sure everyone gets notified, everything gets picked up in a timely fashion, etc. Not sure I'd have the patience for it so thank you for doing this.

Payment sent, and if the one item from Diver's Den causes any frustration or hassle, just delete it.
Sueif i wasn't home i would never attempt. but i really want this fish. not that hard just a bit of paper work

[Collinrb]

haha no fish for me on this one. MTC once again as with the first sealife order, if you need any help separating everything I'm willing to lend a hand, I'm only 15 min from ya

[mtc1966]

haha no fish for me on this one. MTC once again as with the first sealife order, if you need any help separating everything I'm willing to lend a hand, I'm only 15 min from ya

thanks i may need it not sure if la will separate the order by names like sea life does .

[Collinrb]

and i doubt they give freebies like sea life does

[mtc1966]

and i doubt they give freebies like sea life does

thats true

[mtc1966]

Sue got your payment thanks . i will add your items and provide new total.

[laxb0rder]

Mike I sent you a PM about my order thanks.

[mtc1966]

okay time to shut this down Sue And laxb0rder are the last two . getting too big.

[michaelr]

hey im not here to buy anything no worries. Im 95% sure if you hit the free shipping mark it doesnt matter if its DD or LA anymore. The sad thing is ive hit that mark single handed haha. Good luck with your alls order and good on you mtc for coordinating all this

[mtc1966]

i will post a master sheet please review for any mistakes.

[Collinrb]

haha its almost a ctars wide invasion of LA stock

[mtc1966]

523.00 right now Sue prawn goby out of stock do you want refund or another 12.99 item

[mtc1966]

13.99 x1 High fin Goby
26.99 x1 catalina
14.97 x3 Green Clown Goby
19.99 x1 hector's goby
21.99 x1 Tail Spot Blenny

TOTAL IS 97.93 gmate-Glenn



here is my order,only 2 items

from the Super Special sale section-
Maxima Clam, Gold-Aquacultured CN-80545
$36.99
Pink Dwarf Colored Feather Duster CN-78244
$8.99

Total is 45.98 Sandra


yellow clown goby 6.99

Justinbt
SW - Sunrise Dottyback - Tank-Bred * CN-90004,* Was* $ 49.99 Now*$ 36.99
SW - Maxima Clam, Gold 1 3/4in. to 2 1/4in.- Aquacultured
has been added to your cart. Quantity:*1
Price:*$36.99
SW - Jawfish, Yellowhead (Caribbean) * CN-71432,* $ 26.99
Marc65-Mark


Hairy Pincushion Urchin Purple

Lettuce Sea Slug, Green 12.99 x1

Total comes to 37.98

collinrb-collin

*
*Yasha Goby Female with Red Banded Snapping Shrimp***** 0601121178** $79.99

*
·******** SW - Yellow Belly Regal Blue Tang (Africa) - Medium** CN-81118,* $ 89.99*
*
·******** Fingered Dragonet* 0521121373** $49.99 ******(from Diver’s Den

Sue
2 Small Ocellaris Clownfish, Tank Bred CN-37155, $ 14.99
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...755&pcatid=755
1 Clown Goby, Green, CN-71055, $ 4.99
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...159&pcatid=159
1 Clown Goby, Yellow, CN-37390, $ 6.99
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...41&pcatid=1441

These four together come out to $41.96 let me know where to send you the $ on pay pal and I will do so.

Thanks Steve - laxb0rder

[mtc1966]

does that look right? total 590.76

[Collinrb]

Aye aye sir. Will be awaiting your pm come tuesday

[mtc1966]

okay order placed

[gmate]

Awesome. I really hope they label every bag otherwise you have a ton of work ahead of you.

[laxb0rder]

Looks good can't wait to add my first fish.

[SueAndHerZoo]

Yup, looks good. So I think my new total is $220 - I will send you another $50 momentarily.

Sorry this got so confusing... sucks when things sell out on you in the middle of the order process.
Sue

[mtc1966]

just got 3 tracking numbers . says Tuesday by 3pm anyone who wants the numbers pm me

[Collinrb]

I can help at 5 sir

[mtc1966]

I can help at 5 sir

cool i will keep you up dated . if all the fish come in their own bags it will be easy.

[Collinrb]

I think they may come bagged per species? When I recently got my order I got one bag with my blenny and one huge bag for my 3 chromis. Also they were triple bagged with the middle bag being black. So there's gonna be that to look out for. Don't know how they go about larger orders though

[mtc1966]

okay may be some work involved then .

[Collinrb]

Might be easiest to just identify everything inside each bag and distribute into bags once people come to pick their order up? Might simplify things on your end.

[mtc1966]

yes thats what i was thinking

[Collinrb]

Well then sounds like you don't need any physical help, let me know if you need something supply-wise

[SueAndHerZoo]

I think I'm taking the day off tomorrow so I should be around and able to head over as soon as you tell me they boxes arrived. Go ahead and e-mail me (or PM me) the tracking number but USUALLY that's not much help - it will tell us what time it left the North Haven Fed Ex facility and that it's "on truck for delivery" but that could be anywhere from 1 hour to 5 hours after it leaves North Haven.

I would think each fish will be in it's own bag (unless someone ordered multiples of the same fish) so identifying each bag and marking on the outside with magic marker what's in it would be a good idea. I can help with that if I get there quick enough. But like was said, sometimes there is black "privacy" stuff in the bag and it's really hard to tell what's inside..... might need a small LED flashlight to peek inside the bags.

Sue

[mtc1966]

okay will do . we are getting three boxes one from Wisconsin and two from California. there were a couple of fish purchased by different buyers so some separation may be needed.

[albano]

But like was said, sometimes there is black "privacy" stuff in the bag and it's really hard to tell what's inside..... might need a small LED flashlight to peek inside the bags.

in all the shipments, that I've rec'd from LA...the 'privacy stuff' is usually only 1/2 way up the bag, just turn it over, and you'll see the contents!

[mtc1966]

in all the shipments, that I've rec'd from LA...the 'privacy stuff' is usually only 1/2 way up the bag, just turn it over, and you'll see the contents!

thanks for the tip

[mtc1966]

On FedEx vehicle for delivery

[gmate]

Will call you when I'm out of work around 1pm....very excited!

[mtc1966]

Will call you when I'm out of work around 1pm....very excited!

:thumbsup:

[Collinrb]

Bah I'm stuck here til 5pm! also very excited!

[laxb0rder]

Collin since your in madison I can pick up your stuff and you can get it from me in Clinton if you would like to save on gas. Of so let me know and I'll message you my number.

[Markh65]

mtc1966 any sign of the order, I'm looking for an excuse to leave work early. :)

[Collinrb]

oh fedex sure does love to push it right til 3 haha

[Collinrb]

check out the Dilectis Dottyback that was added monday morning that I would have gotten one of. stupid business days

[gmate]

check out the Dilectis Dottyback that was added monday morning that I would have gotten one of. stupid business days

http://www.liveaquaria.com/images/categories/large/lg-89398-Dilectus-Psuedochr.jpg


So pretty....

[mtc1966]

order is here . will start the sorting process.

[Collinrb]

and reported to be a peaceful one to boot.

[mtc1966]

got pretty busy at my house . just one order left to be picked . got to say some very nice fish were shipped. was crazy trying to id each fish as the bags are not labeled.

[Collinrb]

haha glad to hear it all worked out. cant wait to go grab my fish from laxborder at 5. Once again MTC your group buy is a great success

[mtc1966]

we did have one doa but la will take care of it

[gmate]

Thanks again Mike for inviting me into your home and extending the courtesy of free shipping to everyone. The fish are acclimating now and I'm using this as an exuse to do some last minute re-scaping and changing up my flow patterns.

That being said, the Clown Goby is dead on arrival. Was hoping he was just being lame, but he's totally dead. The other 6 are doing fine.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+2971+159&pcatid=159

At five dollars I guess I'm not gonna be a stickler about this with Live Aquaria, but I'm a little bummed. He was one of the cooler looking guys.

[laxb0rder]

Hey guy the fish are acclimated and in the tank now the yellow goby ran right for the rocks and the reen one has like his face sticking into another. The clowns are swimming all over ive got the lights off for a while so i dont stress them but i was wondering should i feed them or not?

[mtc1966]

Thanks again Mike for inviting me into your home and extending the courtesy of free shipping to everyone. The fish are acclimating now and I'm using this as an exuse to do some last minute re-scaping and changing up my flow patterns.

That being said, the Clown Goby is dead on arrival. Was hoping he was just being lame, but he's totally dead. The other 6 are doing fine.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+2971+159&pcatid=159

At five dollars I guess I'm not gonna be a stickler about this with Live Aquaria, but I'm a little bummed. He was one of the cooler looking guys.

no problem i will pm you about fish.

[mtc1966]

Hey guy the fish are acclimated and in the tank now the yellow goby ran right for the rocks and the reen one has like his face sticking into another. The clowns are swimming all over ive got the lights off for a while so i dont stress them but i was wondering should i feed them or not?

they may not eat tonight . but you could try a little . clowns are usually pigs

[mtc1966]

so lets see some pics once things are acclimated .

[laxb0rder]

ill post some pics later when i can turn the lights on keeping it kinda dark for now so i dont stress them too much. The green clown goby looks pretty stressed burying his head into the rocks. Is your sea cucumber in the tank yet?

[mtc1966]

no i am still acclimating taking it real slow . but it is sick looking.

[gmate]

Answered your PM with a few pics Mike. And My fish are already in the tank. Zoom, most of them are hiding in the rock. But they are gorgeous, and I will definitely post pictures in this thread eventually.

[Sandia97]

I'm very happy with my order :spin3: Didn't get any fish but my clam and feather duster are opening and have awesome color and patterns. Thanks for doing the order Mike!

[JustinBT]

Just wanted to thank everybody, Mike especially for organizing and placing the order, as well as laxb0rder and collinrb for helping get my fish to me. Been a shakey past 24 with no power and not feeling so hot.
Goby looks good and is acclimating as we speak, thanks again guys!

[laxb0rder]

No problem justin and looking forward to see everyones pictures especially one of those clams.

[mtc1966]

loading pics stay tuned

[Markh65]

Thanks again Mike, you went above and beyond the call with this order.

[laxb0rder]

Heres some pics i took with just the blue light on of the 2 clowns its off now. Im wondering if that white near there heads(right under eye) is ich? Hopefully im just over reacting cuz there my first fish but heres the pics any ways.
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s156/laxb0rder/photo-3-6.jpghttp://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s156/laxb0rder/photo-2-6.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s156/laxb0rder/photo-1-6.jpg

[mtc1966]

yw Mark

okay pics Catalina goby took off like a bat out of hell. but i did manage a couple bad pics.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7081/7158070139_3c5b47d90e_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7227/7158065551_64e8463215_b.jpg

and sea cucumber this thing is bigger then i expected and is currently climbing my glass two inches of sand bed.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8028/7158032955_05b47f6e11_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8003/7158037611_3f1f598f84_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8021/7343262980_8e88b7d5b9_b.jpg

[Sandia97]

wow that sea cucumber is awesome! Going to research them right now..lol

[laxb0rder]

Yea i agree that sea cucumber is looking awesome.

[mtc1966]

he is halfway up my glass now i thought they stayed in the sand . wild
oh and pics dont do that goby justice but every time i got near he retreated.

[Sandia97]

191798
crab making him a bit shy

[Collinrb]

Ill get pictures of my sea slug up tomorrow afternoon. The most interesting thing ive ever looked at.

[mtc1966]

Ill get pictures of my sea slug up tomorrow afternoon. The most interesting thing ive ever looked at.

they sent you a good size one too my cucumber was listed as 1.5 to 3 inch shipping size .more like 5 inches.

[erbgo]

That Cucumber is very cool looking

[Collinrb]

Here's my purchases...
http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z480/collinsreef/2012-06-05_18-10-22_708.jpg

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z480/collinsreef/2012-06-05_18-10-33_998.jpg?t=1338946316
This guy is by far my new favorite thing to watch. And yeah mtc, he's so little haha

[mtc1966]

i see you pin cushion has already decorated itself

[Collinrb]

he lifts things up and puts them down

[SueAndHerZoo]

he is halfway up my glass now i thought they stayed in the sand . wild


Mike, have you seen him eat yet? It is AMAZING to watch. You may have already seen this video of my cuc eating (about 1.5 years ago) but it's so cool. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine. Aren't you a little nervous that a seahorse will latch onto it? I'm sure you realize those things carry quite the toxin. (if you weren't nervous, you are now, right? Sorry!) :)
Sue
http://URL=http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b57/Sue777/Fish%20tanks/92%20gallon/?action=view&current=100_0228-1.mp4]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b57/Sue777/Fish%20tanks/92%20gallon/th_100_0228-1.jpg[/URL]

[gmate]

High-Fin Goby
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+31+181&pcatid=181
http://i46.*******.com/w8kuug.jpg

Hector's Goby
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+31+176&pcatid=176
http://i47.*******.com/6fy15j.png

Tail Spot Blenny
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+23+2229&pcatid=2229
http://i46.*******.com/23kx278.jpg


Sorry pictures on their sides, it's an iPhone job. The Hector's Goby is the most active. He hovers and then darts around in the middle of the tank, mid-water level. Very active. Gorgeous, this picture doesn't do him justice. Bright neon yellow stripes which I'm sure will come out more within the next few days. Will be getting another one of him.

Unfortunately the Green Clown Gobies and the Catalina hide constantly. Very hard to find them. Enjoying my purchase though, I'm happy :fish1:

[laxb0rder]

Glenn that hectors goby looks really cool. and my green clown goby hides a lot too the yellow one is all over though.

[mtc1966]

Glen got some very nice fish. those pics dont do them justice.

[mtc1966]

Glen if you decide the catalina hides to much for you . let me know i will buy it of you. maybe they do better in prs.

[gmate]

Not objected to that idea at all! If you want to swap a fish for fish or for a frag (or even money), we can def do that. Let me give him a few days to acclimate then we'll see.

[BubbaBoBobBrain]

That cucumber is awesome. I've been pondering trying a cuke or an apple but am a little too nervous to pull the trigger. Let me know how easy it is to keep happy, maybe I will try one in the near future, lol

[michaelmmreef01]

How often do you guys do these? I will most likely be ordering from LA this month with a good amount of creatures, but I won't lways want to order $225+ worth of things.

Thanks.

[gmate]

Mike, the Catalina is hard to co-erce out of the rockwork. Put some frozen PE mysis and holy crap, he flew out there.

[mtc1966]

thats cool i fed pe to the horses and he still didnt come out at least in front. i think he hangs out behind my rock work.

[gmate]

So I haven't seen the Catalina after the first two days he was put into the tank. Not once. Don't know if he's still in there. The Green Clown gobies make an appearance every couple of days. The high-fin goby has found his permanent home so he's reliably there. The Hector's goby and the tail spot blenny are always out and about.

Hows your Catalina Mike? see him often?

[seriousdude5]

Anyone have plans for perhaps doing this again in the near future. I was all in to sign up then I saw it got too big 😔

[Collinrb]

I might throw one together come Christmas-time when I'm looking for new additions to the 90 :)

[mtc1966]

if the dragon face pipe fish come in stock i would be in.

[IDrawFish]

I was in the same boat as you serious, maybe we'll have to create a take 2 on this

[laxb0rder]

I may be ready for one more fish if another order is made. Mine have settled in and the tank should be able to handle another addition.

[seriousdude5]

I was in the same boat as you serious, maybe we'll have to create a take 2 on this

I am more than willing! If you want to work something out already got a list ready!

[tyler91913]

There's a fish I'm looking at too--if somebody comes up with a decisive plan by this afternoon, you could count me in. I'll check back with this thread before I head off to Milford this afternoon.

[tyler91913]

On second thought, I could try providing that decisive plan. If we can hit the $225 mark by 2PM tomorrow, Thursday the 21st, I'll place the order. It will arrive here (New Haven, so relatively close for serious and lax at least) on Friday the 22nd. Pickup would be at my house between 6pm and midnight on Friday evening. Post your shopping list here to this thread. Include the name of the livestock and the item number and the price, like this:

SW - Flame Angelfish (Christmas/Marshalls)- Medium CN-66271, $ 44.99

Send paypal to tyler.smith@yale.edu for the total of your order. If we don't hit the free shipping mark, I'll refund those who paid. Sound good?

[seriousdude5]

Sounds good I'm not home at the moment. But when I get home I'll put a list together and get it to you. I'm thinking it will be upwards of 60-80. Perhaps start and new thread to get people on board? Just a thought.

[tyler91913]

yep. I pm'd the people here who expressed interest, just to let 'em know about the opportunity. I'll start a new thread directing folks' attention here, but I want all the order info to be in one place (here), to avoid confusion.

[gmate]

So last night around 2am I placed an order so that it would arrive on Thursday...didn't offer group buy as I don't really feel comfortable juggling that responsibility at the moment. But I did grab a few more fishies.


CN-71458 SW - Court Jester Goby (Indonesia) , Qty:1, Price: $16.99 each = $16.99
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1926+164&pcatid=164

CN-76890 SW - Engineer Goby - Small, Qty:3, Price: $9.99 each = $29.97
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+31+165&pcatid=165

CN-39371 SW - Yellow Prawn Goby (Sri Lanka), Qty:1, Price: $12.99 each = $12.99
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1926+228&pcatid=228

CN-71848 SW - Sailfin/Algae Blenny (Indonesia) - Small, Qty:1, Price: $8.99 each = $8.99
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+23+94&pcatid=94

CN-79533 SW - Two Spot Bimaculatus Blenny - Small, Qty:1, Price: $11.99 each = $11.99
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+23+1871&pcatid=1871

CN-78118 SW - Red Head Goby (Central America) - Small, Qty:1, Price: $13.99 each = $13.99
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+31+202&pcatid=202

This tank will be officially stocked to the max with fish. Time to go nuts on coral, or move over to the 90 :D

[seriousdude5]

Sent you pm and paypal money.

[gmate]

The three engineer gobies I got are huge - almost 2-3 inches.

The court jester is under an inch and very pale, so he'll color up amazingly. Definitely still a juvenile.

The red head goby is kind of where I am a little upset with my purchase. It's smaller than my thumbnail, so maybe 1/4ths of an inch to 3/8ths of an inch? I know LA states the purchase size of the fish 1/2inch to 1inch but seeing it in person makes me go 'wow'. I feel like with such a juvenile the chance of survival is lower? I don't know.
http://i46.*******.com/qoxd93.png

[albano]

The three engineer gobies I got are huge - almost 2-3 inches.

2-3"!!!! ... they're gonna get a lot bigger!

[gmate]

2-3"!!!! ... they're gonna get a lot bigger!

I know they're gonna push 1 foot...can't wait to throw them into the 90 once they grow out. The school right now and have been all morning, fun to watch. My tomato clown which is 3 inches was harassing them and the yellow prawn goby at first but they've settled down. Those engi gobys will outgrow this tank within a year, and that's the plan :D

[tyler91913]

On second thought, I could try providing that decisive plan. If we can hit the $225 mark by 2PM tomorrow, Thursday the 21st, I'll place the order. It will arrive here (New Haven, so relatively close for serious and lax at least) on Friday the 22nd. Pickup would be at my house between 6pm and midnight on Friday evening. Post your shopping list here to this thread. Include the name of the livestock and the item number and the price, like this:

SW - Flame Angelfish (Christmas/Marshalls)- Medium CN-66271, $ 44.99

Send paypal to tyler.smith@yale.edu for the total of your order. If we don't hit the free shipping mark, I'll refund those who paid. Sound good?

Not enough interest. Probably too short of notice, but c'est la vie. Serious, I'm refunding your paypal. Maybe next time.